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The Vote Equity Project collected over 250 reform ideas submitted by Chicagoans.

 

Residents from every ward collectively cast 52,000 votes on their top priorities.

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These were the top-voted reforms in community development.

- community development -

1. Prioritize resident-driven community and economic development in South and West side neighborhoods.

 

2. Create a municipal public works jobs program focused on investment and job creation in neighborhoods most harmed by racial injustice.

 

3. Raise Chicago's minimum wage to $15 immediately, and index to keep up with inflation.

 

4. Establish Community Benefit Agreements for large-scale developments to prioritize hiring from local communities and unemployed Chicagoans.

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5. Require all development projects using city resources, e.g. TIF funds, to create living-wage jobs and hire from high poverty neighborhoods.
 

 

1. Prioritize resident-driven community and economic development

in south and west side neighborhoods.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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YES
susana mendoza
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YES
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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YES
other candidates
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no response
 

2. Create a city public works jobs program

focused on investment and job creation in neighborhoods most harmed by racial injustice.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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no response
susana mendoza
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YES
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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YES
other candidates
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no response
 

3. Raise minimum wage to $15/hr

immediately and index to keep up with inflation.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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no response
susana mendoza
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no
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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YES
other candidates
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no response
 

4. establish community benefits agreements

for large-scale developments to prioritize hiring from local communities and unemployed Chicagoans.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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YES
susana mendoza
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YES
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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YES
other candidates
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no response
 

5. Require all development projects using city resources, e.g. TIF funds, to create living-wage jobs and hire from high poverty neighborhoods.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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YES
susana mendoza
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YES
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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YES
other candidates
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no response

Aldermanic candidates responses 

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